PatternRafters-TAFENSW.pptVIP

Pattern Rafters Calculations Gable Hipped Roof Explanatory Note The Rafters (Timber sections) shown in this slide show will not appear full size in relation to the dimensions given, however The overall principle and methods used are precise and have been purposely made larger in scale to aid explanation. First some simple Terms Now lets look at some simple Maths Lets use 28° as an example for the pitch of our roof. Find the tan button on your calculator. Now press tan, 28, = and your answer should be .532mm You have just given yourself the rise per metre run for the common rafter. Lets relate this to a square on the next slide. Rise per metre run of rafter This means for every 1.0m you go along the bottom or span of the roof, you rise up 532mm. (for our example of 28o) If you simulate a steel square as the triangle of a roof, you can divide these measurements by two to use on here. See opposite 1.0m = 500mm (goes on the 2 blade of the square) 532 = 266mm (goes on the 2 tongue of the square) You have also now created the two bevels you need Plumb bevel common rafter. Level bevel common rafter. We can use the square set up like this to set out our pattern rafter. True length per/m and Centre Line Length True length per / m Use your rise per /m run measurements for this and square root them. √ .5322 + 1.02 = √ 1.283 = 1.133mm Centre line length Use the true length per/m and half span for this. T/L per/m x ? span of roof As an example we will use 3.6m for the ? span of our roof. 1.133 x 3.6 = 4.079m This is the measurement from the centre line of the ridge, to the back of the birdsmouth, measured along the top of the rafter. The Gable Roof Start with a simple Plumb Bevel Measure the centre line length of rafter and place another plumb bevel Alternatively, step out your length with a steel square Now we mark the level cut on the birdsmouth (Max. 1/3 Rafter depth) Two more things left, 1. Reduction at the ridge, 2. Eaves overha